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Probe Finance Dept
I AM one of many contractors who have
been victimised by officers at the Department of Finance.
We are forced to pay 30% of our claims to these officers if we
want to be paid.
Those who refuse to pay are left out of the list for payments.
We cannot speak up for fear of not getting our payments.
On the average, we are paid K5,000 as upfront payment.
The police, Ombudsman Commission and other relevant authorities
must investigate and put a stop to this.
It should not be difficult to identify these corrupt officers,
many of whom are in junior positions but can be seen driving nice
cars, improving their houses, and living a lavish lifestyle.
The department’s Expenditure Division is a good place to start.
-Contractor Port Moresby
PNG must emulate Asean
WE are all aware of Australia’s
interests in the South Pacific as reflected by the manipulative
policies of prime minister John Howard, who also stated publicly
his government’s aim to protect and enhance US and Western
interests. The Pacific Islands Forum has been contaminated and any
attempts to force MSG states to expel Fiji from the group are
simply to debase its solidarity. MSG is not only a political
grouping but an ideology. The Asean nations are home to over 500
million people and they have just endorsed greater economic and
security cooperation. They are now connected to China and other
northern Asian nations in economy, trade, etc. The question is
whether MSG countries can emulate Asean. Let us stand tall and go
ahead. – Scarl Tobin, Port Moresby
Well done, Kuman
I CONGRATULATE Gumine MP Nick Kuman
for successfully negotiating and facilitating the funding of
Goro-Gumine road sealing project that is scheduled to commence
next month. It is by far the biggest rural road sealing project
ever approved for funding by PNG standards and will benefit the
people of Gumine, including those in Karimui Salt-Nomane. These
people have been neglected by successive governments and their
elected representatives. – Fred Yano, Port Moresby
Chung should focus on OFC
I SUGGEST that David Chung focus on
the vice-presidency of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
and give less attention to the allegations raised against him of
late. The OFC would put him in a better position to develop soccer
in PNG and if he can do that, it would also prove his critics
wrong. Most of his critics have been involved in soccer since the
early 1970s but what have they achieved? On the other hand, in his
two years as president of the PNG Football Association, Chung has
done a lot. I believe the majority of the soccer fans support him
and I hope the squabbles will be resolved soon as the new NSL
season starts. – S.K. Joe, Via email
Govt showing weak hand
THE controversy surrounding the
appointment of the police commissioner once again demonstrates the
Government’s weakness by interfering with the set procedures in
the appointment of chief executive
officers. The laws on merit appointment were passed by the current
Government several years ago.
However, it appears that the very people who passed the law are
breaking it. The lesson for the politicians is to stick to
politics and leave administrative matters to the civil servants.
– Right minded, Via email
Cast your vote wisely
PNG must wake up. We need to find a
perfect and dynamic leadership in the coming general election as
this country is about to sink. We must choose leaders who can
bring us tangible and sustainable development. We must also
realise that this takes time. There are many good and
knowledgeable leaders in the National Alliance and we must cast
our votes
wisely. – Talyul Vincent Lakea, Port Moresby
A big thanks to The National
MY name is Karabo and I am a resident
of a hostel in Waigani owned by the National Housing Corporation (NHC).
Recently, we wrote to The National to express our
dissatisfaction over the failure of the NHC to attend to our
grievances after our water supply was cut. I am glad to inform
that thanks to the publicity and fair reporting, supply was
reconnected on Jan 12. On behalf of all NHC tenants at North
Waigani, we thank The National for your
professionalism. – Tenant, Port Moresby
Angau head cleaner a bully
KUIMA Security guards at the Angau
Memorial Hospital are wearing surgical masks and I wonder whether
they have been given permission to do that and the reason for it.
I do not see nurses, sisters and other medical staff going around
the wards with the masks on unless they are in the surgery room. I
also notice that the head cleaner is harassing the nurses and
sisters on night duty. Something ought to be done before someone
takes the law into his own hands to deal with the man. – Doctor
Boy, Via email
 
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